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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct 14;11(10):e5903.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.5903.

Successful Treatment of Scar Pain with Scrambler Therapy

Mark Yarchoan  1 , Jarushka Naidoo  2 , Thomas J Smith  3
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Case Reports

Successful Treatment of Scar Pain with Scrambler Therapy

Mark Yarchoan et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Scar pain from thoracotomy, hepatectomy, or similar operations is distressing and difficult to treat. Scrambler Therapy is a novel form of superficial neuromodulation that has been effective in treating different types of neuropathic pain. We report here two cases of dramatic relief from disabling scar pain with one or two sessions of Scrambler Therapy.

Keywords: neuromodulation; post-thoracotomy pain syndrome; scar pain; scrambler therapy.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Thoracotomy scar pain
The electrode pairs, shown with connecting blue lines, were positioned to capture the areas of most pain. The Scrambler Therapy signal, with an alternating current of less than 0.00029 w/cm2, travels across that area.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Hepatectomy scar
The two long scars were treated with a set of electrodes at each end.
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